Flathead

  • Platycephalus sp (Tas) _ Flathead (1868)

    Platycephalus sp (Tas) _ Flathead (1868)

    Frank Edward Clarke (New Zealander, 1864–1935)

    The flathead’s mottled skin blends with the seabed, its wide mouth poised. Watercolor strokes mimic the ripple of gills, the slow drift of a predator waiting.